Moses, Me, and Murder

A Barkerville Mystery

Moses, Me, and Murder

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Overview

In the first novel in the Barkerville Mystery series, protagonist Ted MacIntosh tries to unravel a suspicious murder with possible fatal consequences.

lt’s summer in 1866 in the Cariboo gold fields, and a man has disappeared. Young Ted learns from the local barber, Moses, that his friend Charles, who was travelling to the gold fields, has failed to arrive. And a forbidding stranger named James Barry has arrived in town wearing a gold nugget pin that belonged to the missing man. What could have happened to him? Was James Barry responsible for his disappearance? Moses and Ted are suspicious – but they’re also afraid for their own safety. Slowly, with several adventures and close calls, they unravel the story of a cruel murder. But have they identified the right criminal?

Shortlisted for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, based on true events, and set against the exciting backdrop of the Gold Rush era, Moses, Me, and Murder offers a captivating tale of betrayal, thievery, and redemption.

Paperback

May 2013

Status: Available

$10.99

112 pp

ISBN 978-1-45970-967-6

5 x 8 in

Digital download (PDF)

May 2013

Status: Available

$10.99

112 pp

ISBN 978-1-45970-968-3

Digital download (EPUB)

May 2013

Status: Available

$8.99

112 pp

ISBN 978-1-45970-969-0

Reviews

"...teachers will find this well-researched resource to be a useful addition in their BC history lessons. As for young people, Moses, Me and Murder is an enjoyable and quick read that will transport the reader back to the early days of British Columbia."

Canadian Materials

Walsh manages through her careful research to weave real events into a suspenseful novel.

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I recommend this book to ten to thirteen year olds who like mysteries and who are interested in BC history.
(Review by Nora, age 12, grade 7)

Canadian Teacher Magazine

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Ann Walsh is the author of thirteen books for young people. She is a winner of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Award, the Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award, and was a Canadian Library Association Notable selection. She was also shortlisted for the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award and the B.C. Book Prize. She lives in Victoria, B.C.

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